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Plans to reshape PURA hit a major roadblock. A closer look at the recent spending bills being passed in New York. Golf fans have a chance to snag free tickets to this year’s Ryder Cup on Long Island. Plus, a conversation on the Pope.

Everyone knows the story of the first manned airplane flight, right? The Ohio-based Wright Brothers flew a biplane more than 850 feet across North Carolina’s Outer Banks in December of 1903. But some people say someone else deserves the credit: a German immigrant named Gustave Whitehead. He supposedly flew his flying machine two years before the Wright Brothers in Fairfield, Connecticut.

New York school districts figure out how they’ll implement the new state ban on cellphones in class. But first, New Haven residents protested after a woman was detained by ICE. How a climate resilience bill could help Connecticut prepare for natural disasters. Plus, Governor Hochul testifies before a U.S. House committee on New York’s immigration policies

A proposal for UI monopoles in Fairfield is rejected after more than a year of protests. Dozens of No Kings Day rallies are planned for our region tomorrow. Plus allegations of sexual harassment at the New York Philharmonic have shaken our region’s classical music community.

WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Jan Ellen Spiegel to discuss her article, “What could Trump’s changes mean for CT endangered species,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.

Officials from our region react to the U.S. strike on Iranian nuclear sites. A number of cooling centers are available to beat the heat. A look at tomorrow’s mayoral primary in New York City. Plus, how changes to the Endangered Species Act could have an impact on our region’s wildlife.

The iconic Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana celebrates its 100th anniversary in New Haven this weekend. The Shinnecock nation sues the Town of Southampton over its Westwoods property. A Stratford nonprofit looks to move into a historical lighthouse. Summer temperatures will be coming in hot this weekend. Plus, the latest from WSHU’s Off the Path.

50 years ago this month, the film JAWS debuted in theaters. And for generations, moviegoers have been thrilled to be terrified by the fabled great white shark. But in the novel, the toothy fish is not the star of the story. Book critic Joan Baum re-read JAWS and has this review.

The book American Prometheus clocks in at 721 pages. The film version, Oppenheimer, runs for 3 hours. Both tell the fascinating history of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer and the development of the atomic bomb. Both are also long, layered, and complex. Now, a new book, Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb, streamlines the story for young readers. WSHU’s Culture Critic Joan Baum read it. Here's her review.

Long Island Sound is home to some of the tastiest oysters in the country -- at least according to the folks who harvest them. But first, our region celebrates Juneteenth. Officials say ICE was in Danbury, Connecticut this week. A look at the environmental bills that didn’t pass in New York this session. Plus, one Connecticut museum is on a mission to keep kids engaged this summer.